history midterm lecture questions
what factors stimulated the explosive economic growth at the end of the 19th century (industial era)
mass producing on large scale and US natural resources
who were the entrepreneurs that pioneered the growth of big business (industial era)
andrew carnegie and john d rockefellar
what role did the federal government play in the nations economic development during this period (industial era)
gave land for railroads
in what ways did a new south emerge in the late 19th century (new south and new west)
industrialization, better farming, white supremacy
how did southerners adopt segregation laws and take away african americans right to vote at the end of the 19th century (new south and new west)
downturn in the economy
who migrated to the new west after the civil war (new south and new west)
immigrants, african americans, women
what motivated americans new imperialism after the civil war (american empire)
fear of missing out
how did teddy roosevelt expand the US international involvement (american empire)
panama canal construction
who were progressives (progressive era)
middle class
what trends influenced the progressive movement (progressive era)
strikes, change in media, change in religion, rethinking poverty, womens sufferage
what were the goals of reformers and how did they adress them (progressive era)
protected workers by limiting work days
what contributions did teddy roosevelt and william taft make to the progressive movement (progressive era)
roosevelt creates the progressive party and taft attacks standard oil and wins
what role should the US have in global affairs (great war)
varies depending on conflict
what caused the great war (great war)
military build up, european alliances, nationalism, imperialism, assassination of archduke franz ferdinand of austria-hungary
how did the wilson administration mobilize the home front (great war)
selective service act (drafting to the war)
how did wilson promote his plans for a peaceful war order (great war)
left the US for 6 months to make his 14 points
what were the consequences of the great war on the US (great war)
spanish flu pandemic